james morris wrote: > On 18/12/2009, "Ernie Dulanowsky" <ernst@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Folderol <folderol@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:29:37 +0000 >>> James Stone <jamesmstone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Here is my last track of the year (although probably not finished). >>>> Early 90's shoegaze style with lots of nods in the direction of the >>>> likes of My Bloody Valentine, and probably/maybe some Goth influences >>> too?? >>>> All recorded with Renoise: >>>> >>>> http://drop.io/mcrx9js >>>> >>>> As always, comments and criticisms gratefully received.. >>>> >>>> One thing I'm not totally happy with is the "fizzy" distortion. I think >>>> this might just be a result of using the computer rather than a valve >>>> amp, but I'm particularly interested in improving this aspect... >>>> >>>> James >>> First, I must say I don't know this style at all, even so I found the >>> distortion far too heavy and prominent. I had to really struggle to >>> hear anything else. >>> >>> -- >>> Will J Godfrey >>> http://www.musically.me.uk >>> Say you have a poem and I have a tune. >>> Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux-audio-user mailing list >>> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user >>> >> Hi everyone: >> >> This is a pretty good attempt at a shoegaze sound, but something is kind of >> off. >> I'm guessing that's based on how it was produced. to me it sounds like some >> sort of >> 80s style minimal synth/darkwave, which isn't a bad thing. >> >> To me, the 'distorted' part sounded less like distortion and more like a >> synth with a >> wide open filter. Perhaps that's the fizziness referred to earlier. >> >> Now, I'm going to go against the grain here and suggest that for this style >> of music >> this piece is almost too clean and parts are relatively distinct. MBV's epic >> 'Loveless' > > It reminds me particularly of "loomer" or "sometimes" from loveless. > I think what's missing is the strumming sounds. IIRC there's only a > couple of tracks on loveless where you can't actually here the guitars > being strummed behind all the constant (fantastic) noise. > > I really like the noise on your song, but maybe it does not quite go far > enough, it might need a few more layers of noise - the synth is a little > too clear. > > But saying that, you probably to arrive at your own sound rather than > emulate MBV, so it's not fair to say you don't sound enough like them > ;-) Thanks James and Ernst for your very kind comments! I will continue to work on this one - maybe some more layers would be a good idea.. maybe a real guitar or two! :) I think "fizziness" is a criticism commonly made of digital emulation of valve distortion, however I've never heard it as badly as on this track. When I have a bit more time I will experiment with some sounds from my V-Amp.. The main thing that really grates for me on this track now is my vocals - feel really constricted and even slightly off-time (certainly out of tune) in places. Think I need to get a singer! :) James _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
